Do this
"Biological Diversity and
Conservation"
wordsearch puzzle with
answers .

Have students
do the Glencoe
"Vanishing Species"
and "Conservation of
Biodiversity"
worksheets.

The lab in
this Teacher's
Domain
lesson (You must register for free to access) could be started while
studying "Population Growth,"
The lab involves
growing duckweed over a 2 or 3 week period, but students also compare
it's growth to that of other invasive species shown in the included
videos.

A "Global
Warming: Early Warning Signs"
curriculum guide includes many
activities.

Show
students the "BioDaVersity
Code" video, a take-off on "The
Diversity Code."
The video explains in a clever way why it is important to
maintain
biodiversity.

Have students
download and play "Power
Up."
In the game the planet
"Helios" is facing ecological devastation and you're in a
race against time to save the planet. The game was designed by
a
group of young people with help from IBM. It is a great way
to learn
about our ecological problems. (However,
the game requires 1 gig of ram)

Do theAmerican
Field Guide's "English Ivy-Landscape Plant or Deadly
Killer"
acitivity. It includes a "Restoring Wildlife Habitat" video
that can be played using Real
Player or the Window's
Media Player. The
whole activity is in
form and I have produced my own
documents for the lab ,
the lab answers ,
the maps ,
the grid ,
and pictures of the invasive
plants .
I suggest laminating the
plant maps and pictures of the plants for future use.

The Smithsonian's
Air and
Space Museum has many biodiversity activities in its "Reflections on
Earth: Biodiversity and Remote Sensing"
teacher's guide. I produced
this "Biodiversity Lab"
with teacher notes
and lab key
from this Smithsonian guide.

If students
have access to computers on the
internet, try Glencoe's,
"Researching Information on Exotic Pets"
Internet BioLab. Mrs. Rebello has created an "Exotic Pets"
worksheet
which has a better link for finding
the information that students need.

Enter the
local zip code and the site will
load
the trees, mammals, amphibians, and wildflowers found in the area. A
comprehensive set of field guides are also available for trees,
mammals, amphibians, wildflowers, and much more: http://www.enature.com/home/